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Just my two cents. I finished 10 rounds of chemo about 18 months ago. For me I would say it worked, my psa was 932 before and around .4 when I finished treatment. I had alot of pain in my leg before starting and that went away. My believe is it stops it from spreading which scans confirm. I still get treatment, Lupron and Xgeva quarterly, daily take Abiraterone and Prednisone. I'm 27 months into my journey, I'm 70 now. My "normal" changed when I was first diagnosed. I believe there is a reason people on here say you have to fight on, if we don't we are in a bad spot. I've accepted the diagnosis, accepting the new normal is a bit harder. For me, everything has slowed down, I just try to keep moving ahead. At the beginning my Dr. said I have stage 4 metastasized to the bones and is aggressive. He never gave me a time line, thank goodness. For me, it's all about keeping my head in the game, the body stays the same but if I convince myself I'm having a good day, its awesome. That chair may feel great but I need to do something, anything, and then I feel better. Forget that "end" time, just try to enjoy as best you can. I wish you the best on your journey. Best to all.

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Hi Steve, Dennis here. read your post with interest. You are telling my story. I'm 78 and a Vietnam vet. Started a VA claim. Will see where that goes. I really fit the mold you set, even the drugs. Your comments about New Normal hit home. After I got out of the "denial" stage of dealing with mortality, I finally established a "new normal". Your comment about "the chair feels great" Oh yeah! I also discovered that I had to do SOMETHING everyday to keep my head in the game. Even if its do the dishes, feed the cat, hell, clean the toilet. Well, Just wanted to say hello and thank you for your story. I would love to make it to 80. Ha! Regards, Dennis